Norma Restieaux
Dame Norma Jean Restieaux is a New Zealand physician, medical researcher, cardiologist and author.
Early life
Restieaux was born in the Dunedin suburb of St Kilda on 16 July 1934, the daughter of Frank Charles Restieaux and Florence Jean May Restieaux. She was educated at Otago Girls' High School.Career
Restieaux studied medicine at the University of Otago, graduating Bachelor of Medical Science in 1958, and MB ChB in 1960. She then undertook specialist cardiology training in London and Boston, before returning to Dunedin in 1970. Restieaux was mentored by John Hunter, professor of medicine at Otago in the early stages of her career, and rose to become head of the Cardiology Department at Dunedin Hospital, consultant cardiologist for the Otago Health Board and associate professor at the University of Otago.In 1999, Restieaux became the first female president of the New [Zealand Medical Association]. The following year, she became the first woman from New Zealand to be president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Selected publications
She authored or co-authored the following:- .
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